Headed down the homestretch of the recruiting season, the second weekend of official visits is loaded with impressive groups of players going to campuses far and wide as coaches make final impressions before National Signing Day.

The staffs at each will be able to let the future teammates bond instead of selling prospective athletes on the campus.

Headed to Charlottesville this weekend will be 19 players, many of them commits. Three-star offensive tackle Sadiq Olanrewaju will travel south from Salisbury (Conn.) Salisbury School, and he said that this weekend is important in developing early chemistry.

"I'm excited to see my new teammates," he told Rivals.com. "There's something about meeting your fellow warriors for the first time."

He will not be the only player meeting future teammates this weekend. Here is the inside scoop on those story lines and more from the big weekend across the country.

Auburn has a much smaller visit weekend this time, but it will be hosting two players it would love to land. Batesville (Miss.) South Panola safety Antonio Conner and Tallahassee (Fla.) Lincoln athlete Taj Williams will be there. It also stole a visit weekend from Khari Harding, who was supposed to be visiting Arkansas but changed his plans. While Tuscaloosa was hit with snow, Auburn is covered with freezing rain, which does not make for ideal visit conditions.

A baker's dozen of players will be coming to the Pac-12 campus. Seven of the visitors are committed to the Buffaloes, and one is a potential flip as New Mexico State commit James Ooten will be visiting. The remaining five players hearing the sales pitch are headlined by three-star Joshua Jones. Jones de-committed from Illinois on Thursday and is set to visit Colorado this weekend and N.C. State next weekend. He visited Pittsburgh last weekend and is giving the Panthers strong consideration. The safety from Walled Lake (Mich.) Western has never been to the western side of the country, so this will be a new experience for him.
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After saying at the Under Armour All-America Game that he was down to Ole Miss and LSU, Robert Nkemdiche said he would visit Florida. He will do so this weekend. It still appears that he is an Ole Miss lock, but the nation's No. 1 player is going to see what else is available to him. Rumors are circling that he may add Kentucky to his visit list, but for now the attention will be on the Gators to sell the talented defensive end from Loganville (Ga.) Grayson.
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The Seminoles welcome five players onto campus, and of the group only one is an FSU pledge. The staff will get to work on four-star receiver Stacy Coley of Oakland Park (Fla.) Northeast, who is currently open. The coaches will also look to flip Syracuse pledge Augustus Edwards, UCF verbal Wilson Bell, and Minnesota commit Nate Andrews. Andrews appears to be the most likely to flip, but it wouldn't shock if all are lured by the prospect of coming to FSU over the current options if Florida State really presses.
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Georgia does not have a big visit list coming in, but the one visitor it has lined up is huge. Columbia (Fla.) Lake City offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil will be in Athens to meet with coaches and see the campus -- again. The Dawgs staff has been involved with Tunsil for two years and feels with him. The coaches spent Tuesday at an in-home visit with the tackle.
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After a busy weekend full of official visits last week, Georgia Tech's staff plans to bring in a pair of commits this weekend, kicker Harrison Butker and wide receiver Jumichael Ramos. Butker is a solid commitment, but Ramos is the lone Jacket still considering visits, so this weekend's trip to Atlanta could lock up the last player in question for the 2013 recruiting class.

Illinois has one of the most improved recruiting classes this year compared to what the Illini did in 2012, and this weekend could land a couple more players. Five prospects will be on campus. Merrick Jackson and Miguel Hermosillo are the two already in the class. Toledo commit DeJuan Rogers will be on campus, and undecided players Jaylen Dunlap of Crete-Montee (Ill.) High and Paul James of Miami (Fla.) Norland being in Champaign.

The Hoosiers' recruiting has been well above expectations, and three of the main reasons will all be on campus. U.S. Army All-American safety Antonio Allen will be joined by fellow four-stars David Kenney and Darius Latham. The trio will try to swing Maurice Swain, who is said to be down to Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Washington. Swain went to Washington last week with Reuben Foster, so he will continue to be surrounded by high-profile prospects trying to swing his favor.

Louisville still has a shot to have the No. 1 class in the Big East, even with just 13 commits at this point. This weekend needs to produce commits for that to happen. The list of weekend visitors includes six current commitments, four recruits who aren't committed anywhere and three who are committed to other schools. The highest-ranked uncommitted player on campus will be four-star linebacker Jermaine Grace from Miramar (Fla.) High. The hope for Charlie Strong and staff is that Grace can build a bond with fellow four-stars Derrick Calloway and De'Asian Richardson and the three Floridians will all move north.
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This is a big weekend for Miami recruiting because there are several uncommitted but very interested prospects on campus. One of the highest-priority players has to be defensive tackle Jaynard Bostwick of Port St. Lucie (Fla.) West Centennial. The Hurricanes are in desperate need of more talented defensive linemen in this class, and he fits the bill. Also on the defensive line is Keith Bryant of Delray Beach (Fla.) Atlanta. Bryant was a former commit who backed off his pledge. His on-again off-again relationship with Miami continues as he nearly backed out of his official this weekend. Another former pledge will be on campus as running back Alex Collins returns. If Collins makes the trip as planned, it could be a good sign that his interest has returned for Miami.
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The Wolfpack will have nine players on campus, and seven of them are commits. The highest of the seven players is Kenton Gibbs -- a three-star defensive tackle from Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech. Gibbs has one visit set to go, with Pittsburgh getting a last look next week, but for now he remains solid to N.C. State. Fellow three-stars on campus will be Pharoah McKever, Marcus Edmond, Dakwa Nichols, Artemis Robinson and Jack Tocho.

The Cowboys are following the trend of making this a major team-building weekend because 18 visitors are already committed to the program. The holdouts are defensive end Tyus Bowser and running back Rennie Childs. Devin Lauderdale was expected to be on campus, but he canceled his plans. The nearly two dozen players should spend most of the weekend building relationships and working on the two uncommitted three-stars.
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The Nittany Lions will welcome three players on official visits as well as a plethora of potential walk-on players. The headliners are U.S. Army All-Americans, and longtime friends, Brendan Mahon and Garrett Sickels. The two were nearly inseparable in San Antonio and have been part of the glue holding the class together during a very fragile period of recruiting. Joining those two will be Neiko Robinsonfrom Bratt (Fla.) Northview.

Head coach Matt Campbell will welcome seven prospects to Toledo's campus. Defensive tackle Marquis Moore is committed to the Rockets and one of four visitors who is a three-star prospect. Three other visitors will make the trip from the state of Florida, including three-star wide receiver prospect Rodney Adams. The Florida visitors have a connection to the program because they are all from wide receiver Bernard Reedy's alma mater. One JUCO defensive back prospect looking for a Division I home is on the list. Marwin Evans of Highland CC in Kansas was committed to Utah State but reopened his recruitment after Aggies head coach Gary Anderson left for Wisconsin.
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The Knights staff will be doing some recruiting this weekend because three of the program's four visitors are uncommitted. Three-star Seyvon Lowry will be the lone committed player in the group, and he will do his best to join the efforts in trying to land three-star defensive back Chequan Burkett and receiver Alex Montgomery. Unranked Dontravious Wilson will also be on campus. The 5-foot-11 220 pound bruiser of a running back is down to UCF, USF and Western Kentucky.
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The Commodores will welcome almost their entire class as 18 Dores will be making the visit. Current receiver Jordan Matthews took to Twitter to let everyone know how great this weekend was expected to be and start building excitement. With all of the players ready to Anchor Down, it could be a major selling point to the two uncommitted four-stars who will be on a visit. Coach James Franklin will look to land Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) University School receiver Jordan Cunningham and Parker (Colo.) Chaparral tight end Mitchell Parsons.

With a loaded group of players in-state for the Class of 2014, it is easy to adjust sights there, but Virginia has a lot of work to do with the Class of 2013 and this could be the most important weekend before signing day for the program. All of the Cavaliers' commitments will be on the ground in Charlottesville, and having all the players interact will make for an interesting development. One of the most important pieces to the puzzle will be four-star cornerback Kirk Garner. The solid commit has taken on the role of recruiter and bonder as he has made a lot of the players already feel like a family.
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The Cougars will host 11 players. Six are Wazzu commits, two California pledges, one a Utah commit, and only two are uncommitted players who will hear the sales pitch. The highlight is Romoland (Calif.) Heritage cornerback Darius Allensworth. Allensworth is a four-star player who has been committed to Cal but is interested in seeing what else is out there. He will find out that Washington State may be the polar opposite of UCLA, and if that is what he wants he will certainly enjoy the trip to Pullman.
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